The 4 fixtures since Day 1 in the EURO League

In the early weeks of the EURO League, 624 players were selected in the initial draft. Of those 624, only 4 are still with the team that picked them.

Some like Tyler Myers of Bratislava, Ryan O’Reilly of Athens and Jack Johnson of Helsinki, are still with the team that originally drafted them, but they each had stops in other cities at some point over those 13 seasons.

These four players have been with just one team for 13 seasons and counting:

  • Patrice Bergeron, C, Zurich Lions. Age 39. Drafted in the first round, 21st overall. 1006 games played so far with 2 years left on current contract. 70 OV rating.
  • Jordan Eberle, RW, Gothenburg Frolunda. Age 34. Drafted in the second round, 26th overall. 1041 games played so far with 1 year and a player option remaining on his current contract . 82 OV rating.
  • Mika Zibanejad, C, Bern Interrail. Age 31. Drafted in the 15th round, 345th overall. 896 games played so far with 1 year remaining on his current contract. 88 OV rating.
  • Ryan Strome, C, Zurich Lions. Age 31. Drafted in the 16th round, 364th overall. 779 games played so far with 1 year and a team option remaining on his current contract. 85 OV rating.

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